Which to use
“foi” and “FTP” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “foi” frequency rank
- #31,041
- “FTP” frequency rank
- 32519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foi | FTP |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu. | Résistant républicain français ; partisan d’une lutte de libération nationale. |
Where the eye mixes foi and FTP
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foi vs FTP
A purely visual mix-up. foi (\fwa\) and FTP (\ɛf.te.pe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foi is recorded at frequency rank #1,478, classified as anoun, pronounced \fwa\. FTP is at rank #31,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛf.te.pe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32519, this pair ranks #296,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foi vs FTP
Shared letters: f. Private to "foi": io. Private to "FTP": pt.
"foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "FTP" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foi" for "FTP" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foi" or "FTP"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "foi" and "FTP" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "FTP" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foi" and "FTP" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs FTP". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #296,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.